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Uintah County man sentenced to prison for supplying fentanyl that killed woman

By KJZZ · August 31, 2026 · 1 min read
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Jerod Arthur Young, 50, of Fort Duchesne, pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl on March 26. Attorney's Office, District of Utah, said in a press release that Young sold the fentanyl to the woman for profit on Nov. Young has a history of drug trafficking, with convictions from 1997, 2015, and 2023.

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